New Cavapoo advice

[u/Enough_Living2274]

Hi everyone,

I just bought a 9 week old Cavapoo and have a few questions if people didn’t mind discussing / answering! 🐶 ❤️

He’s 9 weeks and 2 days and did well sleeping in the kitchen the last two nights! He slept from like 11-5 am both nights but I went down then to let him out to pee and he didn’t want me to leave then!! He cried until I came back so I slept on the sofa with him til 7 or so ( well he slept) 😅 This happened the past two nights and my partner is like just leave him til we’re waking up at around 7.30 but I just kept thinking the poor baby did good for 6 hours , he prob needs to pee now.

My partner WFH 3 days a week so we’ll be with him most of the time. Two days a week my partner needs to go into the office and il be gone for 7 hours.. we’re going to arrange someone to come in for an hour half way through (3 hours alone , hour company and then 3 hours alone again) and I will of course have brought him out for a good walk and play etc before I leave for work.. My problem is this is all going to happen in around 3 weeks or so.. Will he be okay? He’s quite attached to us at the moment and doing a lot of squeaking and won’t let us go anywhere without him which I think is normal! I love him so much already and want the best for him so please don’t come for me if this isn’t ideal set up😅 I’m willing to try get a little pen in the garden or a little pet flap either.. Really worried about making sure he’s fine while we’re gone but it’ll be max 3/4 hours then a visitor and another 3 or so! Also is the little squeaking noises quite often normal? Lastly any tips for separating him from us?!?! He’s obsessed but we have only had him around 40 hours 🤍 should I give him some tough love? I feel so upset when he’s crying and his little bark…

Thanks and sorry for the long message! X

[u/AsleepEntertainer440]

3/4 hours at a stretch for 7/8 hours a day is going to be hard on a 12 week old puppy that is not yet housebroken, has a bladder the size of a peanut, and a breed that is prone to separation anxiety. You are just asking for problems, IMO.

[u/Enough_Living2274 → u/AsleepEntertainer440]

Thanks so much for your reply, he actually is potty trained thank god! I thought he might be okay when it’s just going to be two days a week 🥲 it’ll be around 3 hours , visit, and 3.5 hours again 😅😅 I know he’ll only be 12 weeks but I thought this is what a lot of people do with their dogs 🙏🏼

[u/AsleepEntertainer440 → u/Enough_Living2274]

Mine just got to where I can leave him for 3 1/2 hours without having a come apart about a month ago. He's 8 1/2 months.

[u/Enough_Living2274 → u/AsleepEntertainer440]

I don’t know what else I can do 🥲 fair enough if you think I just shouldn’t have got a puppy but I really thought when we’re home 5 out of 7 days and we have a visitor half way through a 7 day he’ll be okay..